pre-intend,v.|priːɪnˈtɛnd| [pre- A. 1.] trans. To intend previously; to purpose beforehand. 1649Bp. Reynolds Hosea ii. 78 Such a succession as themselves had preintended.a1652Brome Damoiselle v. Wks. 1873 I. 461 That Charitable use, To which I pre⁓intended it.